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Apr. 15, 2014
New Directive on modern marine equipment rules for safer EU ships
The European Parliament has adopted today the Commission's proposed new Directive on marine equipment.
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Apr. 14, 2014
ILO ADOPTS NEW MEASURES TO PROTECT ABANDONED SEAFARERS
Amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 to ensure financial security for abandoned seafarers and for compensation for contractual claims for death and personal injury met unanimous agreement at an International Labour Organisation meeting in Geneva on Friday.
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Apr. 11, 2014
InterManager Calls For Calm Over Possible Filipino Officer Ban
Ship managers should put in place sensible contingency plans to guard against a worst-case scenario should Filipino officers potentially find themselves banned from working on EU-flagged vessels.
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Apr. 11, 2014
IMO and Bangladesh announce major collaboration to improve ship-recycling standards
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh have signed a landmark agreement to work together to improve safety and environmental standards in the country’s ship-recycling industry.
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Apr. 11, 2014
New measures to protect seafarers
The international maritime community has adopted measures to protect abandoned seafarers, and to provide financial security for compensation in cases of death and long-term disability.
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Apr. 7, 2014
IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee completes 66th session
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) met for its 66th session from 31 March to 4 April 2014, at IMO Headquarters in London.
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Apr. 4, 2014
ILO, Maritime sector to address abandonment of seafarers and shipowners’ liability
GENEVA – The world’s leading maritime nations and representatives of ship owners and seafarers, are to address the issues of abandonment of seafarers and the rapid settlement of claims for compensation in the case of a seafarer’s death or long-term disability at the first meeting of a Special Tripartite Committee established under the ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006).
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Apr. 4, 2014
EUROPE’S SHIPPING SECTOR WELCOMES NEW EU FACILITATIONS FOR SEAFARERS
The European Community of Shipowners’ Associations, representing the interests of the national shipowners’ associations of the EU and Norway, and CLIA Europe, representing Europe’s cruise industry, welcome the proposal for a revision of the EU Visa Code as a first important development for visa facilitation for seafarers.
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Apr. 1, 2014
AMSA seeks input from search and rescue equipment service providers
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is inviting input from potential service providers into the research phase of its Search and Rescue (SAR) Equipment Support Services Tender.
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Apr. 1, 2014
SHIP’S PROPULSION AND AUXILIARY MACHINERY, A CHALLENGE TO KEEP UNDER CONTROL
Defects related to propulsion and auxiliary machinery installations have traditionally been one of the top six categories of deficiencies recorded during port State control (PSC) inspections in previous years.
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